Information Systems for Managers: Text and Cases

by Gabriele Piccoli

The two versions of Piccoli: a second edition of "IS for Managers: Text and Cases" and a first edition of a text only version, titled "Essentials of IS for Managers" offer an engaging, non-academic style and actionable frameworks to help readers develop value added IT-dependent strategic initiatives. The version with cases offers an "all in one" book for those who don't want to choose their own cases. Each case has extensive notes prepared by the author to help teach a meaningful course. Part III on "The Strategic use of IS" offers unique and useful frameworks that MBAs will be able to put into practice.

Genres: Management

560 pages, Hardcover

First published November 16, 2007

About the author

Gabriele Piccoli is Professor at the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems at Louisiana State University (LSU). Piccoli is the Edward G. Schlieder Chair of Information Sciences and a member of the Cultural Computing group at the Center for Computation and Technology. He has held tenured academic positions at Cornell University (USA), the Grenoble Ecole de Management (France) and the University of Sassari and Pavia (Italy). Gabe's academic, teaching and consulting interest has traditionally been in the area of Strategic Information Systems and Customer Service Systems.

Reviews

[Mazen Aldarrab · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is interesting . The way the writer writes , and approach subjects are very clever and makes it easy to understand . The book is full of cases , mini and full ones . I highly recommend it for Managers with no/some IT background as well as IT people to understand some important managerial aspects .

كتاب جداً رائع ، مكتوب بلغة سهلة وبسيطة . أثناء تصفحك للكتاب ، ستجد أنه مدعّم بأمثلة وتجارب في بداية كل فصل منه . أنصح بهذا الكتاب ، للمدراء أصحاب الخلفية التقنية البسيطة / بدون خلفية تقنية ، وكذلك متخصصي تقنية المعلومات الذين ينون الانتقال للجانب الإداري لتقنية المعلومات .

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Parts of it is are good, but it is so densely and confusingly written that I had trouble answering the "review" questions at the bottom. The author made a lot of assumptions about what you "should" already know or understand and often expected you to extrapolate from the information given - something an introductory textbook should not be doing.

[Maria Vesga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well explained! Systematic and organic explanation. It gives you the opportunity to think and arrive at the conclusion by yourself.

[Alkhuwailiyah]

I think this book recommended for MBA n business school student. with simple approach in solving case, it easy to understand step by step of this book

[Hokey · Rating 3 out of 5]

40 tricky questions ended the class:)

incredible...i finished reading this book>.<

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

As MBA textbooks go, it was an easier read, with most concepts being easily understood.